Top related persons:
Top related locs:
Top related orgs:

Search resuls for: "Maria Jaramillo"


3 mentions found


download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAs entrepreneurs and small-business owners have shown, a traditional business or finance background isn't a prerequisite for success. The owner of two bustling Brooklyn locations told Business Insider: "I didn't go to business school. Advertisement"I think we both have strong entrepreneurial instincts, but we don't come from a finance or a business background," said La Tejana cofounder Gus May. Each of these entrepreneurs has evolved alongside their businesses and become more and more business savvy through trial and error.
Persons: , Jon Neeter, Adah Fitzgerald, Cosmetologist Martha Ellen Mabry, Gus May, Ana, Maria Jaramillo, Fitzgerald, Noble, We've, Jaramillo, It's, Martha Ellen Mabry, Headchop, Samuel Robert Bullen Mabry, " Jaramillo, Neeter, everybody's Organizations: Service, Independent, Business, Barnes Locations: Los Angeles, New York City, Brooklyn, La, Pleasant
The couple, who started tinkering in their apartment kitchen in 2019 in an effort to recreate the breakfast tacos Jaramillo grew up eating, raised $180,000 from family and friends to bring their restaurant to life. That's a relatively small amount for opening a brand-new restaurant, noted May: "We were able to do it on a pretty shoestring budget." When they raised money, they didn't give up any equity, meaning Jaramillo and May own 100% of the company. "I think we both have strong entrepreneurial instincts but we don't come from a finance or a business background," said May. "There's a certain value to the human piece that you get when you come to the shop," said May.
Persons: Tejana, Ana, Maria Jaramillo, Gus May, , tacos Jaramillo, Jaramillo, May, We've, we've, they've, Jaramillo —, McAllen , Texas —, it's, It's, They've, " Jaramillo, Tejana Jaramillo Organizations: GWU, DC Locations: Washington, DC, Mount Pleasant, Monterrey, Mexico, McAllen , Texas, Texas, La, Pleasant
Ana-Maria Jaramillo introduced her now husband, Gus May, to breakfast tacos when they met in 2017. They agreed that if their relationship became more serious, they'd bring breakfast tacos to DC. AdvertisementAdvertisementAna-Maria Jaramillo grew up eating homemade breakfast tacos on a flour tortilla — and figured almost everyone else did, too. La Tejana serves up breakfast tacos in Washington, DC. Jaramillo introduced May to breakfast tacos in 2017.
Persons: Ana, Maria Jaramillo, Gus May, , Jaramillo, Tejana, — Jaramillo, she'd, May, It's, Maria, Suzannah Hoover, That's, fryer, " Jaramillo, that's, We've, we've, we're Organizations: DC, Small, Service Locations: Monterrey, Mexico, McAllen , Texas, Austin, Washington ,, Washington , DC, Washington, Texas, Mount Pleasant, Pleasant, La
Total: 3